Q1)If I were 100 years old, today: I’d expect to get a congratulatory telegram from whom?

Q2)I’d ALSO get one for celebrating my Diamond wedding anniversary: how many years is that?

Q3)In Japan, one can celebrate ‘Coming Of Age Day’: on the second Monday of January. It’s celebrated when one reaches how old?

Q4)In observant Jewish families, a boy celebrates his Bar Mitzvah: on which birthday?

Q5)President’s Day — in the USA — is a federal holiday that celebrate’s which President’s birthday?

Q6)Guru Nanak’s birthday is celebrated: by devout members of the religion he founded. What IS that religion?

Q7)The Birthday Problem is the probability that members of a randomly chosen group of people will share a birthday. In which branch of Maths: number theory, probability theory or set theory?

Q8)The term, unbirthday — a day of the year when’s it’s NOT your birthday — was coined by which English writer?

Q9)In some parts of the world, it’s common to celebrate a Name Day, rather than a birthday. Those celebrating a name day, celebrate the feast day of a what?

Q10)Finally: in many parts of the world, it’s traditional to give someone a birthday what: cake, watch or stick of celery?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1)3rd March, 1575, saw Emperor Akbar and his forces defeat a Bengali Army: in the Battle of Tukaroi. Which Empire did Akbar rule?
A1)The Mughal Empire: in what’s now India.

Q2)3rd March, 1865, saw the founding of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank: now, generally known as the HSBC. Hong Kong and Shanghai are in which country?
A2)The People’s Republic Of China: mainland China, in other words.

Q3)3rd March saw the discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia. In which year of the 1930s?
A3)1938. (There’s possibly a #Teaser in this: at some point next year. We’ll have to see.)

Q4)3rd March, 1969, saw the launch of the Apollo 9 rocket. What did NASA want to test with this launch: Teflon coatings, Unix or the lunar modules?
A4)The lunar modules.

Q5)Finally … 3rd March, 1997, saw the Sky Tower, the largest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, open. Which country is the Tower in?
A5)New Zealand.

I’ll leave you with these wise words …

“You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.”Bob Hope.

And this tune …

Have a good day. I’m marking a birthday.

If you’re not?

You’re having one of these …

* From what he told me, Debbi … ? You’d possibly find the shop quite easily. (The site that photo’s from is actually an archive page: and dates back to the 1980s. I believe the building is still Hotel Portmeirion’s Prisoner shop: but it’s no longer run by Max Hora.)